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humourous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.03 in modern English

Syllables
hu-mourous
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative spelling of humorous.

British usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English humour Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English humourous From humour + -ous.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more humourous (comparative) most humourous (superlative)

Derived Forms

humourously humourousness unhumourous

Synonyms

humorous

Questions

What does humourous mean?
Alternative spelling of humorous.
Where does humourous come from?
Etymology tree English humour Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English humourous From humour + -ous.

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